Horror stories abound these days due to the corona virus. For example A recent article by The Guardian reve

Wednesday 26th June 2019Dark clouds greeted me this morning as I woke up on my 40th birthday in Japan. Not a great start for me as I had planned to commemorate this special day with a crossisland expedition between Honshu Shimonoseki and Kyu

Rain poured down this morning putting the final kibosh on the boat trip around a nearby island park that was originally on the itinerary but is now closed. I was happy because I didnt want to go on the boat trip anyway. Yesterdays antimotion pill m

Wednesday 26th June 2019My second half of the day was spent onboard the Nozomi N700 Shinkansen services to the city of Himeji some 455km away on the island of Honshu. It was amazing that the journey only took slightly less than two hours to co

It was quite an early start as a I retraced my steps from the previous day to Serdika Bus Station. As I got there far too early I headed over to the other bus terminal for a bit of a mooch around. This one was much better and had shops places to get food

Sunday 5 April 2020Even though I can only see a sliver of the park and street from my windows that sliver includes two park benches. These past three weeks Ive only seen one person sit there. After last weeks scolding on Monday I have

Day 23 Gabby the motorhome is still on furlough . We keep checking on her . To make sure she is Ok . That she is not missing us as much as we are missing her.Walking makes you stop and think . Instead of a mind racing on important things it goes i

Para ayudarlo a planificar su estada he preparado este itinerario detallado . Durante su viaje podr visitar Valletta la capital as como Mdina Rabat los acantilados de Dingli o incluso algunas de las playas ms bonitas

After a hearty breakfast I headed out to join the free walking tour. I am definitely a bit addicted to these tours but I feel like it gives me a good overview of the city I'm in. This one met in front of Mother Teresa Memorial House. It was a beautiful m

Took a drive and short boatride to Saguaro Lake during Everetts spring break in 2019.

Now that we have checked out all the areas of Tropical Palms together it time to leave the premises to see what lies beyond. Hold on....dont get your knickers all in a twist. This excursion was done while we could still go out in the fresh air as long

On Tuesday 17th March San Fransisco city started the 'Shelter in Place order. We were given the news the afternoon before and so Herve went to the local shop very crowded to buy some basic supplies. This shop has since been such a saving grace. It is s

AMUSING FAMILY CONNECTIONSA girl named Laura Ingalls was born in 1867 and grew up on the prairie. One of the first places she lived was on a hard scrabble little farm a few miles southwest of Independence Kansas. Her dad Charles Ingalls was a

Day 24Sleeping in Skardu via Machulo 2230m or maybe 2310m depending on your info sourceKarim is a late starter.Breakfast isn't until after 0800. We are not alone there are 3 other tourists American lawyers as it turns out we bump i

I love walking on my own. It is never a lonely experience. There is too much to see and too much to take in . Even on Day 24 of the lockdown I am still finding nooks and a cranny or two in our village that I have never investigated before . Yes I am coveri

I take a sharp intake of breath as I test what the air temperature is outside . The chill of the frosty night has not yet been burned away that frosty morning feeling. My breath comes out like a thick wisp of smoke. I need my gilet on today to keep me warm

.With a feeling of great relief we landed back in the ' Land of Smiles' i.e. Thailand. Phuket to be exact.We had originally intended to spend our last two weeks exploring new places in Thailand but what with the threat of flights being cancelled due to

Since I had covered everything that I had wanted to in the city I decided to head a little further afield. The two main places that are within easy reach of the city are Matka Canyon and Vodno Mountain. Whilst Matka Canyon is no doubt the prettiest. The b

Around the main island of Lombok there are many many Gilis islands. Some of them inhabited some just some rocks bushes but all having wonderful white sands turquoise waters and stunning views. Being on search for a nice Gili we finally decided to

Each of us have our favorite national park. Now that they are closed perhaps we will appreciate them even more. Mine as you may know is Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. In fact I was just there in November. Above are three of my photos from t

If Dogs make you all warm and fuzzy inside Bangkok is the closest to heaven youll ever get. Add free Cheesecake Coffee and all the puppies you can carry and chances are youve transcended beyond heaven right into the pearly gates of Thailands Do

It happens to every traveler You wake up in another dorm or hotel you wipe the sleep off your eyes and you take one foot out of bed but you just dont have the juice to get your through another day of travel.Sure these are the moments that you dre

Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings hope too can be given to one only by other human beings. Elie WieselThere is no doubt social media has had a strangely perverse impact on this whole Covid19 pandem

Na ranajky spravena omeleta z cukiny a fazule. Po jedle zbalenie rozpadajuceho batuzku voda salam syr eps chleba paprika susene hrusky a smer cca 8km vzdialeny cristo rei v casti garajau.Maps.me a mapu.cz mi ukazali dve odlisne trasy nakoniec s

Sometimes you have to try something different . Chesterfield area is not all Peak District pretty . Nor is full to the brim with pretty stone cottages . Stone walls fields and Bluebell Woods . There is another side . The A61 divides the two halves . The P

I was down to cook lunch on Sunday but there was so much food left over after the Braai I had a very easy job I did help Remi make veggie tempura for supper which we deep fried once in the afternoon then refried after the evenings survey. As it was Re

THE LION OF MISSOURIAs part of the Missouri Compromise in 1820 the State of Missouri was admitted to the union as a slave holding state. Slavery was part of their statehood charter. When the Civil War fetched loose in 1861 Missouri did not have

With sadness weve left the South Georgia Islands behind. We can imagine that many a passenger have felt similar emotions and in an effort to buoy our spirits Quark threw a BBQ on the aft deck What kind of craziness is this A bit frigid but stimulati

Snuggling up inside the duvet it was hard to make the decision to wake up fully and rise . The sun was slowly rising above the trees . There was a hint of a chilly morning out of the sun . Walking early is a pleasure before the rest of the world has woken

After one of the best night's sleep I'd had in a long time I woke up to find my clothes all dry from the night before. Great start to the day and when I looked out of the window it looked like the rain had stopped whether that would last I wasn't too s

I wrote this back in 2013. I am reposting in the hopes that you might donate to City Lights Bookstore as they struggle through the quarantine in San Francisco. It is by far the most historic and unusual bookstore I have ever visited. They have been r

The brain this morning does not want to function . One side is saying get up get moving get out . The other side replies in a negative fashion . Let me stay in bed a bit longer. My foot aches . Underneath and on top. Shoes are rubbing toes from so much

For those of you who must travel right now it must be a daunting experience. Fortunately planes are not full airports nearly empty and most of the people you encounter are wearing a mask. I could foresee problems with rental cars luggage carts airl

Morning safari at Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game ReserveToday we had to wake up extra early and leave Bibs Backpackers by 430 am to get on the bus to arrive at Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve for the morning safari. We had a packed breakfas

iSimangaliso Wetland Park In the afternoon the VESA African Unearth group headed of to the nearby iSimangaliso Wetland park for a nature walk with Johan one of our group leaders at the Crocodile Centre in St. Lucia. Johan is very k

Welcome to SwazilandToday we left St. Lucia and started to make our way to Swaziland. At the border because we were Canadian citizens we did not need to get a visa. However one of the volunteers of the VESA African unearth group from Thailand h

I took TX State Hwy 7 East to Center Texas for a good day. I took TX Hwy 87 SE to Shelbyville the first brief county seat for Shelby County and the Fire Department is my first pic in the City of Shelbyville. A block West of Fire Department is the First

BAPTISM OF FIREOur sixth cousin four generations removed was a fellow named Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain from up in Maine. At the beginning of the Civil War Joshua was teaching the German language at Bowdoin College conducting Sunday school le

Mlilwane Wildlife SanctuaryWe woke up from our accommodation at Sondzela Backpackers to discover in our backyard warthogs grazing the grass. It finally dawned on us that we were in a sanctuary where animals had the right of way. The Mlil

Are you getting up The navigator woke early this morning . I never heard him getting up . He was standing at the bottom of the bed What about your walk Are you bothering this morning I had made plans yesterday for todays walk . On the way home

Stuck isnt a word I think of often Its for children who get their arm wedged in the fence at a playground those idiots at bream sands who get stuck in the sand or that annoying jar lid that won't budge but we have had to accept that for the last few

Today our last in Goa finds us up early and waiting outside for our driver at 6.30am as we're heading to Dudhsager Falls. These falls form part of the border between Goa and Karnataka and are India's 5th highest waterfall.At around 120klm for the re

I awake in my small room and slip out under the mosquito net that cocoons my bed. I know the layout so don't need to light a candle. My pack is ready where I left it last night I sling it over my shoulder and disappear into the equal darkness outside. Th

Thursday 27th June 2019It was raining in the morning as I made my way to the city of Kobe. The train ride to JR Kobe Station from Himeji took about an hour and very soon I was making my way out of the station towards the direction of Kobe Harbo

A birthday and Christmas present to my mum had been a trip to St Petersburg and in September 2019 we finally went there. Since I did not want to fly my mum by herself I had caught a train from Dortmund where I live to Stuttgart where she lives a few

It is Sunday. The shine is shining . It is a day of rest . But each day feels like a day of rest . Everyday feels like a Sunday. I could turn over fall asleep and have a late breakfast . Somehow along the way over the last 30 days walking has become an

Sunday 12 April 202028 days of quarantine down 14 more to goLike every Sunday in the new world of Peru under quarantine nobody is allowed to leave their homes today except for emergency medical services. All grocery stores pharmacies a

WE HAVE RUN AGROUND CAPTAIN RANEYThe Arkansas and Colorado Rivers originate only a few miles apart in the Rocky Mountains near Leadville Colorado. They are however on opposite sides of the Continental Divide. Snowmelt in the Arkansas River d

From Mostars mountainous hills we drove to Sarajevo where snowcovered high mountains showed why it was host to the

The Desert Botanical Gardens are really pretty in the springtime. The garden is an easy walk and is on the East side of the city close to the airport Papago Park and the Zoo